Monday, May 01, 2006
TW's Buying of Court TV Could Mean Court's Talent and Execs Moving to HLN
Source: New York Post Court TV is set to lend on- air talent and executives to CNN's Headline News.
A deal between Time Warner and John Malone's Liberty Media, which will result in Malone owning the Atlanta Braves and Time Warner taking control of Court TV, is all but wrapped up.
But the announcement has been held up as Time Warner plots how to shuffle Court TV executives and talent, which may include frontwoman Catherine Crier, over to CNN, according to sources.
Once the deal is complete - an announcement could come this week - Court TV will be merged into Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting, Multichannel News reported last week.
The plan could involve airing episodes of "Law & Order" on Court TV, sources said, while Court TV's management, including CEO Henry Schleiff, could take over management at CNN Headline News.
"The question is how do we use [Court TV] to help CNN," said one source close to the matter.
A deal between Time Warner and John Malone's Liberty Media, which will result in Malone owning the Atlanta Braves and Time Warner taking control of Court TV, is all but wrapped up.
But the announcement has been held up as Time Warner plots how to shuffle Court TV executives and talent, which may include frontwoman Catherine Crier, over to CNN, according to sources.
Once the deal is complete - an announcement could come this week - Court TV will be merged into Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting, Multichannel News reported last week.
The plan could involve airing episodes of "Law & Order" on Court TV, sources said, while Court TV's management, including CEO Henry Schleiff, could take over management at CNN Headline News.
"The question is how do we use [Court TV] to help CNN," said one source close to the matter.
# posted by ATN @ 7:31 PM 
